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Heavily armed riot police break up peaceful violin vigil for young black man killed by fellow officers

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Armed officers in Colorado used tear gas against protesters this weekend, as thousands attended a vigil for Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old who died after police put him in a chokehold that has since been banned.Riot police arrived at the City Centre Park in Aurora, Colorado, on Saturday night where thousands had marched and chanted some hours earlier. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NJcZFu

UK COVID-19 death toll nears 55,000 including suspected cases

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The United Kingdom's suspected COVID-19 death toll has hit 54,852, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that underlines the country's status as one of the worst hit in the world. The Reuters tally comprises fatalities where COVID-19 was mentioned on death certificates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland up to June 19, and up to June 21 in Scotland. It also includes more recent hospital deaths. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BQCfar

2 Oklahoma police officers shot, suspect taken into custody

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Two police officers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were shot and critically wounded on the city's east side Monday morning and police arrested the suspected gunman following a more than seven-hour search, authorities said. David Anthony Ware, 32, was arrested about 10:45 a.m., said Capt. Richard Meulenberg. The officers — Sgt. Craig Johnson and rookie officer Aurash Zarkeshan — remained in critical condition Monday afternoon and were “fighting for their lives,” said Police Chief Wendell Franklin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ieplDO

The Texas Medical Center scrubbed data showing ICU beds at full capacity as the state's coronavirus cases spike

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The medical center had no empty ICU beds by Thursday. Its ICU capacity is usually between 70% and 80% of its total stock. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3g7RmLb

Behind in polls, Trump banks on replay of 2016

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His poll numbers sinking four months from the US presidential election, Donald Trump invoked his 2016 victory Monday, saying he is confident history will repeat itself on November 3. Over the past several weeks, however, all national polls have pointed in the same direction: Trump well behind his Democratic rival Joe Biden. The latest poll by The New York Times and Siena College has Biden with a 14-point lead over the current occupant of the White House. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YJtwzI

Missing hiker's body found at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington; 2 others still missing

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The body of one of three hikers missing at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state has been found, according to the National Park Service. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31sUDRa

Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was 'real bummer'

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The commander of the International Space Station said Monday that losing a mirror during last week’s otherwise successful spacewalk was “a real bummer.” NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy said he has no idea how the small mirror on his left sleeve came off. “I just happened to glance down and I saw this reflecting thing disappearing into the darkness, and that was the last I saw of it,” Cassidy said in an interview with The Associated Press. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31tBcru

Homeowner shoots woman trying to steal his Nazi flag, Oklahoma cops say

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Authorities said the victim is expected to recover. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AhXlhk

DNC Claims Trump ‘Glorifying White Supremacy’ By Attending Fireworks at Mt. Rushmore

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In a since-deleted tweet, the Democratic National Committee accused President Trump of “holding a rally glorifying white supremacy” by attending the fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on Independence Day.“Trump has disrespected Native communities time and again. He’s attempted to limit their voting rights and blocked critical pandemic relief. Now he’s holding a rally glorifying white supremacy at Mount Rushmore — a region once sacred to tribal communities,” the DNC tweeted early Tuesday morning. The tweet linked to a story by The Guardian, which reported that some Native American groups are planning protests at Mount Rushmore in response to Trump’s expected attendance on July 3.“Mount Rushmore is a symbol of white supremacy, of structural racism that’s still alive and well in society today,” Native American activist Nick Tilsen told the British paper. “It’s an injustice to actively steal indigenous people’s land then carve the white faces of the conquerors who committed genocide.”DNC ...

McConnell eyes next coronavirus package after July recess

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Negotiations are likely to be even more painful in this round of talks. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ijr9vl

California, Texas see record COVID-19 surges, Arizona clamps down

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California and Texas both marked record spikes in new COVID-19 infections on Monday, a Reuters tally showed, as Los Angeles reported an "alarming" one-day surge in America's second-largest city that put it over 100,000 cases. Los Angeles has become a new epicenter in the pandemic as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge there despite California Governor Gavin Newsom's strict orders requiring bars to close and residents to wear masks in nearly all public spaces. "The alarming increases in cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations signals that we, as a community, need to take immediate action to slow the spread of COVID-19," Barbara Ferrer, director of public health for Los Angeles County, said in a statement announcing the sharp rise. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YIg2nS

New top story on Hacker News: Yann LeCun Quits Twitter Amid Acrimonious Exchanges on AI Bias

Yann LeCun Quits Twitter Amid Acrimonious Exchanges on AI Bias 6 by Yuqing7 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic “Collapse”

Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic “Collapse” 4 by Hooke | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Pak’s ‘use & throw’ policy renders Geelani irrelevant

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Cedarville University Trustees Resign as Board Reinstates President after Investigation

After the Cedarville University board of trustees voted to reinstate its president two board members resigned, citing concerns about an investigation into the president's hiring and firing of a faculty member. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/38eJ1CV

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Timeshared Robots

Show HN: Timeshared Robots 10 by tlb | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Braille, and the Evolution of Software Development

Braille, and the Evolution of Software Development 5 by brendt_gd | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Lisp as the Maxwell’s Equations of Software (2012)

Lisp as the Maxwell’s Equations of Software (2012) 3 by newswasboring | 0 comments on Hacker News.

PLA puts up signage, China map on Ladakh's bank

After physically occupying an almost 8-km stretch of what India considers its territory on the north bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has created a massive signage in the area to claim it as Chinese land. Located between Finger-4 and Finger-5, the 80-metre-long signage is in the shape of inscriptions and is designed to be visible from the air and capable of being picked up by satellites. from Times of India https://ift.tt/38eYAdK

Gas explosion at clinic in Iranian capital kills 19

An explosion from a gas leak in a medical clinic in northern Tehran killed 19 people, Iranian state TV reported on Tuesday. Spokesperson for the Tehran Fire Department told state TV that the toll had risen to 19 from 13. State-run IRNA news agency also quoted Maleki as saying the dead included 15 women and four men. Maleki added that firefighters had rescued 20 people. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2NFxovc

India gets its wettest June in 12 years

India experienced its wettest month of June in 12 years with 18% above-normal rainfall on the back of timely monsoon onset and its swift advance across the country. Central India, as well as east and northeast, have received the heaviest showers. India received 196.2mm of rain during the month, highest since 2008, when 202mm was recorded during the month, as per IMD. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3dRVXQ5

Party rivals mount fresh pressure on Oli to quit

Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli has come under immense pressure to resign from within the ruling Nepal Communist Party, including from former PM Prachanda. According to Nepal media reports, Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal and Bamdev Gautam demanded that Oli quit at a meeting on Tuesday. Oli has gone on record to say that India has been behind the effort to unseat him. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2YPBNCl

Visa processing for UK to resume from July 6

Visa processing for United Kingdom will resume in India next Monday (July 6) in a phased manner. According to VFS Global, UK visa application centres in Delhi, south Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru (Global Tech Park), Chandigarh, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata and Pune will open from July 6. Chennai centre reopening that day is subject to local lockdown conditions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/31rYPAS

Pence cancels campaign events in Florida and Arizona as coronavirus cases spike

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A campaign spokesperson said the cancellations were "out of an abundance of caution" as cases climb in Florida and Arizona. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31qx1g6

‘A travesty’: North Carolina faces calls to continue reopening even as Covid-19 cases surge

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North Carolina remains in the second phase of its reopening plan after hitting a new high in hospitalizations, but industry groups want restrictions easedMajor – the photogenic life-sized bronze bull statue that presides over a square near the center of downtown Durham, North Carolina – hasn’t had much company in recent weeks.With the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state trending upwards, many businesses up and down Main Street remain closed, while others operate in a limited capacity. Some storefronts have been boarded up following recent Black Lives Matter protests, with the plywood covered in graffiti art. “People were crying before the teargas,” one read.Outside Pour Taproom on Thursday evening, several groups sat sipping drinks at red metal tables spaced strategically apart. The pour-it-yourself taproom reopened last week, and since has seen a solid, if unspectacular, stream of patrons. Anjelika Vasquez, the Taproom’s manager, said many had felt “cooped up...

Tanker full of oil decaying amid Yemen's civil war could blow up

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Five years without maintenance has made the "Safer" and its 1 million barrels of crude an "imminent environmental and humanitarian catastrophe." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YIXPq1

New top story on Hacker News: Learning to Cartoonize Using White-Box Cartoon Representations

Learning to Cartoonize Using White-Box Cartoon Representations 3 by gitgud | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Draftbit (YC W18) Is Hiring a Technical Product Lead – Build Apps Visually

Draftbit (YC W18) Is Hiring a Technical Product Lead – Build Apps Visually 1 by Brushfire | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Dependence on H-1B has fallen significantly, says Infosys CEO at virtual AGM

Dependence on H-1B has fallen significantly, says Infosys CEO at virtual AGM 7 by Amezarak | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Guy Who Reverse-Engineered TikTok Reveals the Scary Things He Learned

Guy Who Reverse-Engineered TikTok Reveals the Scary Things He Learned 34 by ko3us | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A Spark of Insight into Neanderthal Behavior

A Spark of Insight into Neanderthal Behavior 7 by diodorus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Maha, Tamil Nadu extend lockdown till July 31

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu governments on Monday extended the lockdown till July 31 to stop the surge of Covid-19 cases — with stricter norms in the Mumbai and Chennai regions. The Karnataka government has also indicated that it will bring back from July 7 harsher measures such as banning the entry and exit of people from high-risk districts from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ihalVs

HRD ministry wants Rs 2,300cr more for edu sector

In the backdrop of Covid-19, the HRD ministry projected a requirement of Rs 2,306.4 crore for the development of online courses/ programmes over five years. The ministry also presented a requirement of Rs 55,840 crore for providing ICT facilities to 3.10 lakh government schools. The government also proposed providing digital devices to 40% of the students in higher education. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2VwkfsF

Supreme Court strikes down consumer agency's autonomy in win for Trump administration

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The case was a major test of the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AcBnw7

Transcript: Mike Pence on "Face the Nation"

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The following is a transcript of an interview with Vice President Mike Pence that aired Sunday, June 28, 2020, on "Face the Nation." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31qKd4G

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag

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Mississippi lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove a Confederate emblem from their state flag on Sunday, marking one of the most dramatic repudiations yet of white-supremacist imagery during a wave of protests against racism and police brutality in America.The bill passed 128 to 37 and is now awaiting signature by Gov. Tate Reeves. It requires the current state flag to be removed within 15 days of passage. A commission selected by the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the House will design a flag including the phrase “In God We Trust” to be completed by September 14. Mississippi voters will decide on the new flag during the November general election. If the new flag is not ratified by voters in November, a new design will be created and voted on the following year. "Today’s vote is not a vote to erase Mississippi’s history or its heritage," Sen. John Horhn said. "But it’s an affirmation of Mississippi’s future, and that we intend to move forward together....

Russia denies nuclear incident after international body detects isotopes

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Russia said on Monday it had detected no sign of a radiation emergency, after an international body reported last week that sensors in Stockholm had picked up unusually high levels of radioactive isotopes produced by nuclear fission. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), which monitors the world for evidence of nuclear weapons tests, said last week one of its stations scanning the air for radioactive particles had found unusual, although harmless, levels of caesium-134, caesium-137 and ruthenium-103. The isotopes were "certainly nuclear fission products, most likely from a civil source", it said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZjpRYp

Louisville protest shooting victim remembered for kindness

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A man gunned down during a Louisville protest over the police killing of Breonna Taylor was remembered at a vigil for amplifying calls for peace and helping victims of racial injustice. Flowers and candles lined a makeshift memorial at Jefferson Square Park for Tyler Gerth, 27, who was fatally shot Saturday. Dozens of people joined Gerth's father, Chuck Gerth, to take a knee Sunday night at a vigil for Tyler Gerth in Louisville, media outlets reported. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VumcFU

Huntsman at risk of shocking defeat in Utah

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After a decade away from Utah politics and a weeks-long fight with the coronavirus, the former governor is locked in a tight race for his old job. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NCYOlq

Supreme Court makes it easier for president to fire CFPB head

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In her scathing dissent, Justice Elena Kagan called the ruling the "civics class version of separation of powers." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ibSO0Z

Minneapolis police chief, mayor launching policy changes

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The Minneapolis police chief and mayor on Sunday began their push for sweeping policy changes with a new rule that prevents officers involved in using deadly force from reviewing body camera footage before completing an initial police report. The new standards come after a proposal by the Minneapolis City Council to dismantle the police force following the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed Black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BI1UBX

Russia's mining giant admits to dumping contaminated water into Arctic tundra

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Russia’s mining giant Norilsk Nickel has admitted to spilling wastewater into the wild less than a month after it caused a disastrous oil spill in the same region. Environmentalists and journalists in the Arctic city of Norilsk on Sunday caught an enrichment plant owned by Norilsk Nickel dumping water full of heavy metals into the Arctic tundra. The Novaya Gazeta newspaper published footage from outside the city of Norilsk, showing metal pipes leading from a reservoir and releasing foaming liquid into the nearby woods. The journalists called the police to the scene, prompting the workers to begin to dismantle the pipes. Environmental activists who took samples at the site of the spill were stopped at the local airport over the weekend and barred from shipping them to Moscow for tests. An official quoted by the Tass news agency on Monday said that up to 6,000 cubic metres of “unknown liquid with a chemical odour” is believed to have been pumped into tundra. London-traded Norilsk Nickel ...

Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws

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Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people on Sunday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. Armed riot police were present as a crowd of several hundred moved from Jordan to Mong Kok in the Kowloon district, staging what was intended as a "silent protest" against the planned law. Hong Kong Police said on Facebook that 53 people had been arrested and charged with unlawful assembly, adding that earlier some protesters tried to blockade roads in the area. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gbKPPX

The first Boeing 737 Max recertification flight just landed, marking a new milestone for the troubled jet

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Boeing and FAA officials were aboard the 737 Max as it made its first recertification flight, a major milestone for the troubled jet. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38dXDlY

New top story on Hacker News: Featherweight Java: A Minimal Core Calculus for Java and GJ (2002) [pdf]

Featherweight Java: A Minimal Core Calculus for Java and GJ (2002) [pdf] 6 by sendilkumarn | 1 comments on Hacker News.

LAC satellite images show helipad expansion by China

Fresh satellite images show that China has expanded its heliport located 21.3 km north east from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Pangong Tso area. The images show that no new heliport has been constructed. ​​​Latest satellite images show that China has revamped another old helibase and new infrastructure has been added in Pishan County, 176 kilometres north of Galwan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2VLGEmb

How a New York High School Teacher With Mob Ties Allegedly Bribed a DEA Agent

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By all accounts, Michael Masecchia seemed like an average English teacher at Grover Cleveland High School—a central Buffalo school whose most notable alumni include an NFL defensive end and a former U.N. official. The father of two had worked in the Buffalo public school system for more than 30 years, in which he taught at least 25,000 students and coached hundreds more in football, softball, and soccer. In 2018, his salary was around $76,949, according to court records, almost 30 percent more than his peers. But one former student recalled that the 54-year-old “kind of blended into the background at school—like he was involved in the school but not too much as to call too much attention to himself.” Terrence M. Connors, a lawyer for the teacher, said Masecchia had “a great rapport with his students” and was once an “exceptional college football player.”So when Masecchia was arrested in August 2019 on federal drug charges—after authorities raided his two-story Williamsvil...

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: 8-bit CPU simulator in C

Show HN: 8-bit CPU simulator in C 9 by rzach | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Parallax effect in browser using web-camera

Parallax effect in browser using web-camera 8 by munrocket | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Pareto Front Sort for Python

Pareto Front Sort for Python 5 by kummappp | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Adversities are stepping stones to success: PM

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Trump shares video of 'great people' shouting 'white power' at protesters

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Donald Trump has shared a video showing a supporter yelling "white power" at protesters in a Florida retirement community."Thank you to the great people of The Villages," the president said in a post to his nearly 83 million Twitter followers on Sunday morning. "The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats will Fall in the Fall. Corrupt Joe is shot. See you soon!!!" from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NFtcvi

US intercepts Russian warplanes off Alaska

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US warplanes intercepted four Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska on Saturday, US commanders said. The Russian Tu-142's came within 65 nautical miles south of Alaska's Aleutian island chain and "loitered" in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for eight hours. An ADIZ is a perimeter within which air traffic is monitored by the air forces of one or more friendly countries so they have extra time to react to hostile action. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dDq1ir

Transcript: Mike Pence on "Face the Nation"

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The following is a transcript of an interview with Vice President Mike Pence that aired Sunday, June 28, 2020, on "Face the Nation." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31qKd4G

Italian teen moves closer to becoming 'patron saint of the internet'

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Italian boy, who programmed his home computer to catalog miracles and died at 15, moves a step closer to becoming the Catholic Church's first millennial saint. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VrEMyx

France pulls plug on country's oldest nuclear plant

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France's oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after four decades in operation, to the delight of environmental activists who have long warned of contamination risks, but stoking worry for the local economy. Despite a pledge by then-president Francois Hollande just months after the Fukushima disaster to close Fessenheim -- on the Rhine river near France's eastern border with Germany and Switzerland -- it was not until 2018 that his successor Emmanuel Macron gave the final green light. Run by state-owned energy company EDF, one of Fessenheim's two reactors was disconnected in February. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VlKVMI

White House does not commit to temperature checks in meeting with U.S. airlines

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Top U.S. airline executives met on Friday with Vice President Mike Pence and other senior administration officials but did not come away with any commitments from the White House on mandating temperature checks for airline passengers. Airlines want the U.S. government to administer temperature checks to all passengers in a bid to reassure the public. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZcJNwa

Coronavirus updates: New US cases hit single-day record; as heat rises in places like Florida and Mexico, so do infections

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The U.S. hit a single-day record. Texas, Florida closing bars amid surge in cases. The Trump administration is considering new approach to testing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dwOKox

The H-20 Stealth Bomber: China's Biggest Threat to the U.S.?

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The bomber, which has yet to be revealed, is expected to enter service in the mid-2020s. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Nx9W3e

Don't blame Sharia for Islamic extremism -- blame colonialism

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Warning that Islamic extremists want to impose fundamentalist religious rule in American communities, right-wing lawmakers in dozens of U.S. states have tried banning Sharia, an Arabic term often understood to mean Islamic law. These political debates – which cite terrorism and political violence in the Middle East to argue that Islam is incompatible with modern society – reinforce stereotypes that the Muslim world is uncivilized. They also reflect ignorance of Sharia, which is not a strict legal code. Sharia means “path” or “way”: It is a broad set of values and ethical principles drawn from the Quran – Islam’s holy book – and the life of the Prophet Muhammad. As such, different people and governments may interpret Sharia differently. Still, this is not the first time that the world has tried to figure out where Sharia fits into the global order. In the 1950s and 1960s, when Great Britain, France and other European powers relinquished their colonies in the Middle East, Africa and Asia...

Biden campaign says 36% of senior staff are people of color

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Joe Biden’s campaign says a little more than a third of its senior staff are people of color, sharing staff diversity data after facing pressure to answer questions on the issue. The campaign said that 36% of its senior staff are people of color, but did not disclose how much of its overall campaign staff are people of color. The Biden campaign released the data after the presumptive Democratic nominee was pressed at a forum on Asian American and Pacific Islander issues. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VnhgD2

In 2017, Two Historic Accidents Shook The U.S. Navy (Here Is What They Learned)

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Two deadly collisions involving U.S. Navy destroyers in June and August 2017 may have cost the lives of up to sixteen sailors, leading the Navy to declare a day-long operational pause to reflect upon its safety culture. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/387JKFU

New top story on Hacker News: Many Covid Patients Have Terrifying Hallucinations and Delirium

Many Covid Patients Have Terrifying Hallucinations and Delirium 17 by samspenc | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: India Debates Skin-Tone Bias as Beauty Companies Alter Ads

India Debates Skin-Tone Bias as Beauty Companies Alter Ads 20 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Finishing a side project

Finishing a side project 25 by hugozap | 8 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A principled approach to GraphQL query cost analysis

A principled approach to GraphQL query cost analysis 8 by davisjam314 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Manipur extends lockdown, Maha to follow suit

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'Plan imaginative stir on fuel price hike'

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US Covid-19 cases breach record for fifth day

The United States recorded a fifth consecutive day of record new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday as the number of worldwide cases of crossed 10 million, claiming nearly 500,000 lives. The US alone accounts for a quarter of the infections and fatalities, the death toll crossing 125,000 from 2.5 million cases over the weekend from Times of India https://ift.tt/2YK7SLT

The Sahara dust storm has reached the US mainland. Here's what it looks like.

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A huge plume of dust and sand, blown by the wind from the Sahara Desert, has finally reached the U.S. mainland. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eFADyw

Reopening Is Not a Failure

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The coronavirus hasn’t gone away.As the Northeast, the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S. for months, has seen steep, persistent declines in confirmed cases, other parts of the country have spiked. A month or so ago, most of the increased cases were a function of increased testing. Now, states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona have seen worrying increases in their positivity rates — the percentage of tests that are positive — in a sign of accelerating community spread.The media’s tone about this trend is, of course, apocalyptic, with many commentators portraying the Republican governors of these states as callous extremists hell-bent on reopening, come what may. The fact is that states all over the country have been reopening, and California and North Carolina, both with Democratic governors, have seen spikes in new confirmed cases, too (although not dramatically increasing positivity rates). It’s also irksome to see these governors depicted as villains at the same time New York Gove...

Russia reportedly paid Taliban-linked militants bounty money to kill American troops

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Russian officials said they were not aware of the allegations that the country's military offered bounties to kill US troops. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BGg46A

The Coronavirus Is Killing Americans, but Trump and Barr Are Trying to Kill Obamacare

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With almost 125,000 Americans dead and tens of million more still out of work, the U.S. government Thursday night filed its brief in opposition to the Affordable Care Act with the Supreme Court. If they succeed, 20 million people would lose their medical coverage amid a raging pandemic and a deep recession.For good measure, the Foundation for Moral Law, the non-profit helmed by Kayla Moore, wife of the Trump-approved ex-Alabama judge with an eye for under-age girls, is siding with the government.The reality is that Americans place greater faith in Joe Biden than the president when it comes to healthcare, and right now, they are not buying what the administration is selling. Simply put, gutting Obamacare is a political loser. ‘If People Die, People Die’: Texas COVID Hot Spots Keep Getting WorseFrom the looks of things, Trump’s 2016 campaign promise to “repeal and replace” the ACA must be kept regardless of the cost to himself and others.  Yey, more than half of the U.S. favors ...

Mueller report witness gets 10 years on child sex charges

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A Lebanese American businessman who was a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's report and who helped broker the release of American hostages was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison sentence on child sex charges. George Nader pleaded guilty in January to bringing a 14-year-old boy from the Czech Republic to the U.S. 20 years ago to engage in sexual activity. Nader's name appears more than 100 times in the Mueller report. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2A2FL0C

New top story on Hacker News: UCSF admits it paid NetWalker more than $1M ransom

UCSF admits it paid NetWalker more than $1M ransom 15 by hakh | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Deep Learning – The “Why” Question (2018)

Deep Learning – The “Why” Question (2018) 12 by YeGoblynQueenne | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: It's time to take alternatives to dark matter seriously

It's time to take alternatives to dark matter seriously 34 by starmftronajoll | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Diamond-Square Algorithm

The Diamond-Square Algorithm 5 by _fourzerofour | 0 comments on Hacker News.

In big spike, India adds 20,000+ cases in a day

Fresh cases surged to 20,060 on Saturday, just a day after breaching the 18,000 mark for the first time. While Maharashtra reported the highest jump in numbers, recording as many as 6,368 new cases, at least nine other states and Union territories witnessed their highest single-day spurt in infections. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vn66y8

Polls deliver more bad news for Trump

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If the latest national and state polls are correct, President Trump’s bid for a second term faces serious headwinds in the four months until the election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eDvGpZ

Editorial: Goodbye, diesel exhaust. California adopts nation's first zero-emission truck rule

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The rule is among the most ambitious efforts in the world to replace dirty diesel trucks with electric and other zero-emission vehicles. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BFBbpD

Several active, retired San Jose police officers accused of participating in closed Facebook page with racist posts

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'The union will provide you no shelter': Several active and retired San Jose police officers are accused of participating in a closed Facebook page, full of racist posts. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NCf2Lu

A Major GOP Nightmare Moves a Step Closer to Reality

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Legislation to make the District of Columbia a state is poised to pass the House on Friday, a major advance from the last time the measure came before Congress 27 years ago and 40 percent of Democrats joined with all but one Republican to defeat D.C. statehood. After decades of benign neglect, the movement to make D.C. the 51st state has gained new life with Black Lives Matter and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s heightened profile. President Trump’s efforts to use federal force to dominate streets around the White House exposed the subservient status of a city that must answer to Congress for how it spends money while its 706,000 residents are without full voting representation in the House or Senate. Republicans appear unmoved by pleas for equality. Republican Sen. Tom Cotton took to the Senate floor to denounce the Democrats’ move in a racially tinged speech depicting D.C. as an elitist conclave of the “deep state” and Mayor Bowser as someone who could not be trusted to keep the ...

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